Dagan (דגן) means cereal in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
דָּגָן
dagan
noun · masculine
In English
cereal
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Dagan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צמח עשבוני ממשפחה שבחד פסיגיים, המשמש לתבואה ומספוא.
וְנֶחְשַׁב לָכֶם תְּרוּמַתְכֶם כַּדָּגָן מִן-הַגֹּרֶן וְכַמְלֵאָה מִן-הַיָּקֶב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Dagan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דָּגָן
- Written without vowel points
- דגן
- Said
- dagan
- Root
- ד־ג־נ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- דְּגָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' דְּגָנִים; דְּגַן־, ר' דִּגְנֵי־
- Gematria
- 57
This is how Dagan is said in other languages.
- English
- cereal
- French
- céréale
These words mean nearly the same as Dagan.
These words rhyme with Dagan.
The word Dagan is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Dagan comes from the root ד־ג־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Dagan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dagan.
What does Dagan (דגן) mean in Hebrew?
Dagan (דגן) means cereal. It is said dagan, with the stress on gan.
What is a synonym for Dagan (דגן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dagan (דגן) are תבואה.
What rhymes with Dagan (דגן)?
Words that rhyme with Dagan (דגן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Dagan (דגן) masculine or feminine?
The word Dagan (דגן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דְּגָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דגן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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